Improvement in



PATENT "Erica VILLIAM A. C. OAKS,'OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

- IMPROVEMENT IN APPLE-PARERS.

To' all whom it may concern:

Be it knownV that I, WILLIAM A. C. OAKS, of Readin g, in the county of Berks and State wof Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Apple Parer, of which the following is a specification:

Figure 1 is a side view of my improved apple-parer, parts being broken away to show the construction. Fig. 2 is a top view of a portion of the same, partly in section, through the line-w w, Fig. 1, and parts being broken away. v

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved apple-parer, which shall be'so constructed thatthe parings will fall clear of the working mechanism of the parer, so that they may all be received in a vessel set beneath, and cannot clog the machine; and

which shall, at the same time, be simple in construction, convenient in use, effective in operation, and not liable to get out of order; and 'it consists in the standard or frame made with a bend or angle to throw the upper part of said standard, that carries the fork, forward to allow the 'parings to drop clear of the operating mechanism of the parer 5 and in the combination of the bent standard,

provided with arms and a guide -flange, the fork, its shaft and gear-wheel, the crank gearwheel, its shaft and gear-wheel, the gearwheel that carries theknife-arm, the knifearm and its spring, with each other, as hereinafter fully described.

A is the standard or frame, which is Vpro- `vided with a flange and clamping-screw for jard A is formed an inwardly-projecting arm, a1, in which is formed the inner bearing for the shaft B, upon the inner end of which Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,796, dated December 10, 1872.

operated. The wheel E is attached to the short shaft F,which revolves in bearings in the standard A just above its bend or angle rand in the arm a2 formed upon said standard at itsl bend or angle. To the inner end of theishaft F is attached a small gear-wheel, G, slightly beveled, and the teeth of which mesh into the teeth formed upon the upper side of the edge of the wheel H;

which revolves upon a gudgeon or journal attached to the arm al. To the wheel H, near its edge, is pivoted an arm, I, in the upper end of which is formed a seat for the knife J. The lower end of the arm I projects below the wheel II through a slot or opening in said wheel, so as to come in contact with a liange or. way, a3, formed upon the upper side of the end of the arm a2. The arm I is held forward to its work by a coiled spring, K, connected with it,and connected with the wheel H, so that the said knife arm may adjust itself to the size of the apple to be pared.

The knife begins to work close to the shank of the fork, and moves forward as the apple is revolved.

When the knife comes into a position opposite the fork, and has thus completed the paring, the lower end of thearm I strikes theguide-flange a3, which throws the upper or knife end of the arm I back from the apple, and holds it-back until the said arm has passed beneath the shaft B and has come to the place of beginning, thus allowing time for the pared apple to be removed and an unpared apple to be placed upon the fork.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The standard or frame A, made witha bend or angle to throwr the upper part that carries the fork forward to allow the parings to drop clear of the operating mechanism of the parer, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination of the bent standard A, provided with arms al a2 and guide-flange a3, shaft B, fork C, gear-Wheel D, crank gear-Wheel E el, shaft F, gear-wheels G H, pivoted knife-arm I J, and spring K, with each other, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

* WILLIAM A. C. OAKS. Witnesses:

J. Ross MILLER, BENJAMIN F. DELTRU. 

